- Toor dal - 1/2 cup
- Salt water - when needed
- Turmeric powder - 1/8 teaspoon
- Tamarind - Small lemon sized ball
- Jaggery - 1 teaspoon ( Use more if u like sweet sambar)
- Oil - 2 tablespoons of
- Oil - 1 teaspoon
- Dhania/Coriander seeds - 1 tablespoons of
- Urad dal - 1.5 teaspoon
- Red chillies - 6-7 nos ( Use byadgi chillies for vibrant red colorization)
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig
- Grated coconut - 3 tablespoons of
- Asafetida/hing - 1/8 teaspoon
- Methi seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
- Oil or coconut oil - 2 tablespoons of
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
- Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
- Eco-friendly chilli - 1 no ( slit into 2)
- Curry leaves - couple of
- Brinjal,Yam or Pumpkin - couple of pieces
Ghee 1 tablespoons of
- Pressure prepare toor dal adding turmeric powder,a small amount of oil and also the needed water.I made use of yam.And so i put in the oven itself.If you work with brinjal or pumpkin,don't include the oven.Prepare the veggies individually in tamarind water.
- After pressure cooking,mash the dal well having a ladle.Put aside.Warmth a kadai and roast all of the above ingredients given under &"to roast grind&".Allow it to awesome and grind something to an even paste adding enough water.
- Add this paste towards the cooked dal.Mix well and add 1/2 cup water when the dal is simply too thick.
- Heat oil/Coconut oil inside a kadai and splutter mustard seeds,cumin seeds,eco-friendly chilli and curry leaves. Saute for any minute.Add brinjal or pumpkin if using.Saute for any minute and add some tamarind extract,turmeric powder and salt.
- Add some dal + ground paste mixture.Then add water if required and permit the sambar to boil well for five minutes.Add jaggery once the sambar boils.Lastly garnish with coriander leaves.Transfer to some bowl.
- Lastly give a tablespoons of of ghee if preferred.Close the bowl having a lid.Serve hot with idli.
- You can include a teaspoon of chana dal as well as other spices while roasting.
- For variations,u can also add 1/2 teaspoon of sambar powder as the tamarind water boils.
- Increase the jaggery if u like sweet tasting sambar in line with the original one.I made use of only oneOr2 teaspoon according to my loved ones’s taste.
Do this no onion,no garlic clove udupi hotel style sambar.Enjoy with idli,dosa!!